or. the romney campaign, saying that's what he was talking about. and governor romney trying to manage expectations about his big moment. one week from tonight, the first debate with the president. >> the president is an eloquent speaker. >> reporter: his wife, ann, talking about the last time romney ran. >> four years ago, i made a videotape. and i said, mitt, this is for you, sweetheart. i'm never doing this again. and he looked at it. and he said, you know, ann, you say that after every pregnancy. >> reporter: some humor from ann romney overnight. this campaign tells me they believe the race, particularly here in ohio, is closer than these polls indicate. but they need a game-changing moment, george. they acknowledge that. and it could come one week from tonight. as i mentioned, the debate. but you heard mitt romney overnight trying to manage expectations in the days leading up to it. >>> let's get more from our newest political analyst, nicolle wallace, for the bush campaign in 2008. let's start with the three states. so much comes down to ohio, florida, virginia. we have